All You Should Know About Diabetes

About 350 million people in the whole world have diabetes and the death amount is about 3.5 million per year. Many people are suffering from the grievous complications of diabetes mellitus. So, everyone should know about its cause, sign-symptom and way of control etc.

Diabetes Mellitus is a clinical syndrome characterized by hyperglycemia due to relative or absolute deficiency of insulin. Diabetes Mellitus may be symptomatic or asymptomatic. It may be latent; when stress on islet cells occurs then “Latent Diabetes Mellitus” appears- like during pregnancy, stress. In Type-1 diabetes mellitus, IDDM (Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus), there is autoimmune destruction of insulin producing beta cell. In Type-2 diabetes mellitus, NIDDM (Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus), there is resistance to the action of insulin.

If you want to identify whether you have diabetes then do RBS, you can do this test in your home by using Glucometer. If the RBS level is 7.0 or higher, then do further test- Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS), Two hour after breakfast Test (2hABF) and check this level by a Doctor. The interpretation is following:

FBS:

<5.6 mmol/L – No Diabetes

5.6- 6.9 mmol/L – Pre-Diabetic (Future Chance of having Diabetes)

≥7.0 mmol/L – Diabetic

Glucometer

2hABF:

<7.8 mmol/L – No Diabetes

7.8- 11.0 mmol/L – Pre-Diabetic (Future Chance of having Diabetes)

≥11.1 mmol/L – Diabetic

If those tests determine you as diabetic, then take necessary steps for its control and be safe from complications.

How to Control Diabetes

The rule of diabetes control is within the Code Word “DDDEM”:

D – Diet

D – Do Exercise

D – Drug

E – Education

M – Monitoring

Diabetic patient should take diabetic diet by consulting with the nutritionist. In diet calories should be measured properly. Sugar containing food should be avoided.

Everyday 30 minutes exercise is very helpful for controlling diabetes and lead healthy life. Oral diabetic drug or in some cases insulin need to take by the advice of the doctor. Diabetic education is very important to keep it under control. Blood Sugar should be monitored properly as more Blood Sugar is dangerous, but less Blood Sugar is far more dangerous, sometimes fatal to life even.